January 13, Saturday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

1. U.S. President Donald Trump says he will waive economic sanctions against Iran, suggesting he will keep the 2015 nuclear deal alive for the time being.
2. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has agreed with his Estonian counterpart Juri Ratas to step up pressure on North Korea over its nuclear and missile development program.
3. The United Nations human rights office has condemned as “racist” the remarks U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly made about immigration.

January 12, Friday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Sara Mcdonald and Ms. Mariko Kojima

1. A senior U.S. government officials says the upcoming foreign ministers’ meeting on North Korea will focus on how to put more pressure on the country.
2. European and Iranian top diplomats have urged the U.S. president to uphold the nuclear deal with Tehran.
3. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left for a tour of 3 Baltic states and 3 East European nations.

January 11, Thursday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

1. The presidents of South Korea and the United States have agreed it is possible that inter-Korean talks could lead to dialogue between the U.S. and North Korea on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
2. The White House has announced that Vice President Mike Pence will attend the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics in South Korea next month. He will also visit Japan.
3. Software manufacturers are urging users to update their computers after a serious flaw was found in their central processing units, or CPUs.